Bank Hall Kindergarten
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leyland for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £61.00 a day for 2-3, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 1992, with 59 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Minimum 2 days a week.
| Age | Full day | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - 2 Yearsbirth to 2y | £62.00 | £270.00Full Week | |
| 2-32y to 3y | £61.00 | £265.00Full Week | |
| 3-43y to 4y | £60.00Minimum of 2 | £260.00Minimum of 2 |
Discounts
- 10% sibling discountif not in receipt of funding
Funded hours
Worth knowing. Lunch package additional cost for those accessing funded hours.
What childcare usually costs in Lancashire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lancashire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
PR26 9ATWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 12 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children ooze with excitement as they rush into the nursery. Staff provide a carefully considered environment, which enables children to make choices. Children develop an understanding of the world around them. They enjoy exploring the woodland with staff and learning about the farm animals that live in the neighbouring fields. Staff know that children learn best when they feel safe and secure. Children are cared for by staff who are kind and place them at the centre of everything they do. Babies seek out staff for reassurances when they feel unsettled. Staff are nurturing and give babies the reassurance they need. As a result, babies quickly develop confidence and interact with others.
Staff encourage a love of reading. Babies snuggle into staff who read to them.
They excitedly point out the animals and make the sounds. This leads to a rousing
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the curriculum so that it is ambitious for all children and is threaded throughout all the children's learning experiences n improve the organisation of group activities so that children's learning needs are consistently met.
- 12 March 2024Good
- 31 May 2018Outstanding
- 1 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bank Hall Kindergarten
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £61.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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